monday.com vs Smartsheet

Pricing & Plans

Feature
monday.com
Smartsheet
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$9/seat/month (billed annually)
$9/user/month (Pro plan, billed annually)
Free Plan Limits
Free plan for up to 2 seats with limited features (e.g. capped items and boards, no advanced automations or time tracking).
No permanent free plan; Smartsheet offers a 30-day free trial across paid plans.

Core Project Views

Feature
monday.com
Smartsheet
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View

Task Management

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monday.com
Smartsheet
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations

Team & Resource

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monday.com
Smartsheet
Native Time Tracking
Reporting Dashboards
Resource Management
Guest Access / Permissions

AI Features

Feature
monday.com
Smartsheet
AI Assistant
AI Task Generation
AI Task Summarization
AI Content Generation
AI Reporting / Analytics
AI Automation Suggestions

Ecosystem & Qualitative

Feature
monday.com
Smartsheet
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
medium
steep
Best For
Cross-functional teams and organizations that need a highly visual, customizable work management platform across projects, sales, and operations
Mid-sized and enterprise teams that want spreadsheet-like work and portfolio management with strong automation, reporting, and AI capabilities